2004 WNBA draft
The 2004 WNBA draft was the eighth draft in the WNBA's history. It took place on April 17, 2004, at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ. Additionally, on January 6, 2004, the WBNA held a dispersal draft to re-assign players from the Cleveland Rockers who folded at the end of 2003 WNBA season.
| 2004 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | April 17, 2004 |
| Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Cleveland Rockers (folded in 2003) |
| First selection | Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury |
The 2004 WNBA draft was the eighth draft in the WNBA's history. It took place on April 17, 2004, at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ.
Additionally, on January 6, 2004, the WBNA held a dispersal draft to re-assign players from the Cleveland Rockers who folded at the end of 2003 WNBA season.[1][2][3]
Key
[edit]| ! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft
[edit]Round 1
[edit]
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Taurasi * | G |  United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut |
| 2 | Alana Beard * | G | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Duke |
| 3 | Nicole Powell + | G/F | United States
|
Charlotte Sting (from Indiana) | Stanford |
| 4 | Lindsay Whalen * ^ ! | G | United States
|
Connecticut Sun (from San Antonio) | Minnesota |
| 5 | Shameka Christon + | G/F | United States
|
New York Liberty | Arkansas |
| 6 | Nicole Ohlde | C | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx (from Seattle) | Kansas State |
| 7 | Vanessa Hayden | C | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Florida |
| 8 | Chandi Jones | G/F | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Houston |
| 9 | Ebony Hoffman | C | United States
|
Indiana Fever (from Charlotte) | USC |
| 10 | Rebekkah Brunson + | F | United States
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown |
| 11 | Iciss Tillis | C/F | United States
|
Detroit Shock (from Houston) | Duke |
| 12 | Christi Thomas | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia |
| 13 | Shereka Wright | F | United States
|
Detroit Shock | Purdue |
Round 2
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| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ashley Robinson | C | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee |
| 15 | Kaayla Chones | C | United States
|
Washington Mystics | NC State |
| 16 | Jessica Brungo | F | United States
|
Connecticut Sun (from San Antonio) | Penn State |
| 17 | Amisha Carter | C | United States
|
New York Liberty | Louisiana Tech |
| 18 | Kelly Mazzante | F | United States
|
Charlotte Sting (from Indiana) | Penn State |
| 19 | Trina Frierson | F | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Louisiana Tech |
| 20 | Tasha Butts | F | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee |
| 21 | Cindy Dallas # | F | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Connecticut) | Illinois |
| 22 | Jenni Benningfield | F | United States
|
Charlotte Sting | Vanderbilt |
| 23 | Erika Valek # | G |  Colombia
|
Detroit Shock (from Sacramento) | Purdue |
| 24 | Ugo Oha # | C |  Nigeria
|
Connecticut Sun (from Houston) | George Washington |
| 25 | Doneeka Hodges | G | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks | LSU |
| 26 | Lindsay Taylor (traded to Phoenix) | C | United States
|
Houston Comets (from Detroit) | UC Santa Barbara |
Round 3
[edit]
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Maria Villarroel # (traded to Houston) |
G |  Venezuela
|
Phoenix Mercury | Oklahoma |
| 28 | Evan Unrau # | F | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Missouri |
| 29 | Candace Futrell | G | United States
|
Connecticut Sun (from San Antonio) | Duquesne |
| 30 | Catherine Joens | G | United States
|
New York Liberty | George Washington |
| 31 | Ieva Kubliņa # | F/C |  Latvia
|
Indiana Fever | Virginia Tech |
| 32 | Jennifer Smith | C | United States
|
Detroit Shock (from Seattle, via Houston) | Michigan |
| 33 | Amber Jacobs | G | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Boston College |
| 34 | Toccara Williams | G | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Connecticut) | Texas A&M |
| 35 | Jia Perkins + | G | United States
|
Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech |
| 36 | Nuria Martínez | F |  Spain
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Avenida (Spain) |
| 37 | Stacy Stephens | C | United States
|
Houston Comets | Texas |
| 38 | Kate Bulger # | G | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx (from Detroit) | West Virginia |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2004 WNBA Dispersal Draft Recap". WNBA. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Darling goes to Lynx in dispersal draft". ESPN. January 6, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "2004 Dispersal Draft Preview". WNBA. January 5, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.